Kleister

[ˈklaɪ̯stɐ]

/[ˈklaɪ̯stɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleister” is uncommon German (frequency #68,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,398
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Klebstoff, der auf Wasser basiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleister · Kleister · German

Kleister · rank #68,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,398
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleiber

Nearest frequency peer: Kleiber (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kleister“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kleister“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kleister
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯stɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleister“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kleisterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kleiber“ (#68,397), „Klimazonen“ (#68,399), „kleb“ (#68,396). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleister“ bei #68,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleister is uncommon German at frequency #68,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Klebstoff, der auf Wasser basiert".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kleister in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kleister, spelled K-L-E-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Klebstoff, der auf Wasser basiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kleister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kannst du mir ein Päckchen Kleister aus dem Baumarkt mitbringen?

This word in other languages

paste(English)engrudo(Español)colle(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kleister"?
"Kleister" is spelled K-L-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯stɐ].
What does "Kleister" mean?
As a noun, "Kleister" means: ein Klebstoff, der auf Wasser basiert
How do you pronounce "Kleister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleister" is [ˈklaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleister" come from?
"Kleister" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kleister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kollekte#68,400klarsten#68,394Kanacken#68,383Langhans#68,421

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list